Rio Tinto, long accused of worker violations by employees around the globe, has been fined over a case involving a worker who fell into a pool of corrosive liquid at a refinery in the Northern Territory, Australia, in March 2008. Reportedly, the worker burned roughly 25% of his body.
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the company pleaded guilty to breaching the Northern Territory Mining Management Act.
Northern Territory WorkSafe executive director Laurene Hull said, “It’s disappointing this company has committed a number of serious offenses in a relatively short period of time.”
According to the Herald, the company has had several prior convictions under the Act over the past several years that involved a lack of concern for workplace safety, leading to the deaths of two workers.
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was my comemnt erased? I wrote earlier;Everyone who can come to the County Commission meetings on Tuesdays at 6pm in room 215 in the court house.
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We didn’t notice your previous posting anywhere in the comment section, so it wasn’t erased.
Thanks again.